Access denied for `none'...ssh error on Windows

Hi I am trying to connect to a server using x2go client. I filled everything out under session preferences.

I am trying to use a RSA/DSA key for ssh connection.

I first made a key in terminal and then tried to use that in x2go but I get the error message

"access denied for `none'. Authentication that can continue : publickey"

I then tried to convert the private key into a public key using PuttyGen. However this public key still gives me same error message when I use it in x2go.

Lastly, I tried to generate a new public and private key using PuttyGen. I'm able to generate the new keys but when I use it in x2go, I still get the same error message

"access denied for `none'. Authentication that can continue : publickey"

Thus, using private keys or public keys, I am still getting this same error message it seems.

What am I doing wrong and how can I fix this error? Thanks

2 Answers

Try using openssh instead (install the OpenSSH client for Windows 10)

Then type:

ssh-keygen -m PEM -P "" -t rsa 

That should create a %USERPROFILE%\.ssh\id_rsa(.pub) key file pair (private/public)

Copy the id_rsa.pub public key to your remote server, adding it to ~remoteUSer/.ssh/authorized_keys

Then an SSH would work.

ssh remoteUSer@remoteServer 

One issue that I have experienced with this is my key had a passphrase on it. I solved the problem by removing the passphrase.

Inside a terminal window:

ssh-keygen -p 

1. Type in the name of the key you want to change
2. Enter the old passphrase
3. Enter the new passphrase
4. Enter the new passphrase again